Time is life
Time passes by. Sometimes it more likes slips through your fingers. Time not spent working on something useful so easily feels lost, but why? Use time wisely! Yes, I agree. But it can be damn hard to decide what wisely really means. If you enjoyed wasting time, was it then really wasted? Is wisely working all the time? Is wisely relaxing and enjoying the sun? Yes, it is probably all of that. It is a careful balance.
The only thing we really have in our life is time. We can use time, waste time, spend time, lose time and give time. Give time to loved ones. As time is limited, giving time may be the greatest thing we can truly do for someone. Giving time, making time for someone is making them part of your life.
Time passes by and never looks back. You can never truly relive a moment. You can dream it, you can think it, you can act it, you can play it, but it will never be the same.
Looking at time this way raises the question why people so often do a job they don’t like, to make money, to maybe later live a life that makes them happy. Working is selling time, and yes for money, yes for later, but what about now? Time is everything, so think wisely about selling it. Think wisely about what is worth your time, and don’t let moments pass by without really being part of them.
It has happened to me so many times and afterwards I regret it. Especially after travelling this is an ever returning problem. Although I am physically back in Belgium, my mind and thoughts refuse to return. Physically I am present, sharing my time with people who I care about and who care about me, but mentally I am still in another country, another time zone and close to other people. Why? A question I often asked myself. Probably because I simply don’t like letting go. I don’t like to leave people behind, I don’t like to leave moments behind and I don’t like to close a door behind me. Imagine how things will be after travelling for a year! Will I be able to return? Will I be able to enter back into society and continue life as before? Will my constant urge for freedom, movement and new horizons be tempered? I don’t know, but for sure time will tell me the answer and I will tell you. Step by step, I move with time towards an exciting future and I truly hope that many among you will share this future with me.
